10/14/2020
Asterion buys Spanish telecoms business Axión from AMP
Axión currently manages more than 5,000 service points distributed throughout Spain, across 635 towers.
Alternative Investments
10/14/2020
Foster Denovo announces launch of the Sustainable Dynamic Portfolios
As with the current Dynamic Portfolios, the new sustainable range will be invested on a discretionary basis and maintain a clear focus on the client’s financial path and risk profile, whilst taking into consideration clear sustainable and ESG criter
10/14/2020
RWC enjoys bumper asset growth after winning £3.5bn SJP Woodford mandate
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10/14/2020
Aviva Investors sees reasons to be more confident about the recovery
Aviva Investors, the global asset management arm of Aviva, expects the economic recovery that began in May to continue in the rest of the year and into 2021.
10/13/2020
MGIM takes over Seneca to form £5bn fund house
Growth at the heart of the deal as companies join forces
10/13/2020
BNY Mellon reappointed custodian for Swedish pension fund
Nearly 5 million Swedes have a pension invested with the AP7 portfolio, which has assets under management of over $50 billion (€42.4 billion).
10/12/2020
Consolidation wave sweeps European financial services
Everything seems on the table except for cross-border bank mergers
10/12/2020
State Street and SimCorp Announce Intended Business Partnership, with Front-to-Back Investment Outsourcing Solution for EMEA Insurers
Strategic Business Partnership Demonstrates State Street and SimCorp’s Commitment to Insurance Clients in EMEA, with a Complete Front-to-Back Outsourcing Solution through the State Street
10/12/2020
Coronavirus crisis: Scottish recovery runs out of steam and employment tumbles
The private-sector economy north of the Border had seen its output rise in August at the fastest pace in more than six years, as the recovery following the plunge in activity triggered by the coronavirus pandemic picked up momentum.
10/12/2020
Pandemic exposes design flaws in bank capital buffers
The banking system’s shock-absorbers did not work as intended during the Covid-19 crisis
10/12/2020
ECB Banking Head Urges More European Mergers
The mergers within national borders only served to cut costs, because this was where branch networks had an overlap.
10/12/2020
Marks & Spencer Pension Trust selects Northern Trust for asset servicing solutions
These solutions include specialist fund administration and analytics for M&SPT’s private market portfolio, as well as delivering heightened transparency over its environmental social and governance (ESG) risk exposures through Northern Trust&
10/12/2020
Impact investment gains from improving measures of success and failure
More than a century after a pioneering Rothschild fund to improve London housing, the sector is coming of age
10/12/2020
Argo arranges reinsurance-to-close transaction with RiverStone
ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, has entered a reinsurance-to-close (RITC) transaction with legacy specialist RiverStone.
10/12/2020
Apex Provides Single-Source Solution for Home REIT IPO
These tailored services are underpinned by market leading technology platforms allowing a multitude of administrative and accounting tasks to be completed in a seamless manner, streamlining everyday processes and reporting.
10/09/2020
CanLife reopens UK property fund
Removes 185-day notice period
10/08/2020
UK equities trust scraps IPO due to lack of demand
The trust’s investment objective was to generate long-term total returns over a rolling five year period by investing principally in UK listed companies with a significant presence in the UK.
10/08/2020
Hargreaves benefits from NS&I rate cut
NS&I will reduce rates on its products from November 24, with those on its easy access ‘direct saver’ account falling from 1 per cent to 0.15 per cent (gross/AER).
10/08/2020
Nordic PE firm hits €6bn hard-close target in under six months
All of the fund raising for the company's latest offering took place without any physical meetings.
10/08/2020
River and Mercantile profits hit on performance wipeout
River and Mercantile’s (R&M) pre-tax profits dropped nearly 37% to £13.9m from £20.9m last year, with performance fees falling 90%.